Cigar-vending machine.



I. EGARSON. CIGAR VENDINGk MACHINE.

APPLIGA'LIOI FILED 4DEG. 16. 1904.

PATENTED JAN. 22, 1907.

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PATENTED JAN. 22, 1907.

I. H. GARSON. CIGAR VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DBG. 16. 1904.

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Witnesses PATBNTED JAN. 22, 1907.

No. 842,143.l

I. H. GARSON.

CIGAR VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.16.1904.

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I. H. GARSQN. GIGAR VBNDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.16. 1904.

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isAAo n. c AasoN, or ROCHESTER. NEW YORK., AssicNoE To THE eARsoN vENDiNe MAcHiNE coMPANY. A ooEPORATioN or NEW .JERsEr opieAs-VENDING MACHINE. n

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To a-ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that IsA'Ac H. GARsoN, of

.Rochester, in the county of Monroe-and vending and handling cigars and analogous articles, and it is the purpose of my invention to provide a device of this character which is capable ol' delivering the cigars or other articles to the purchaser directly from the.

original stamped package without liability pf becoming broken or otherwise injured and 1n sucli numbers or quantity as will be determined by the value of the coin which may beinseited by the purchaser, mechanism being employed whichl will retain the delivery mechanism unlocked or capable of further' operation without requiring insertion of an other "coin should the supply of cigars jor other articles become exhausted either prior to or during the operation of the device; and to these and other ends it consists in certain improvements and combinations and arrange-` ments of parts that will be hereinafter more fully explained, the` novel vfeatures *being pointed out particularly in the claims here- .unto annexed. n v.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a vending-machine constructed in e 'accordi fance with my`invention,..tlie top of thecasing being removed. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of lthe vsame ontlie line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig.. 3 isaverticalsectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig.. l. looking in the' direction` of the arrow. Fig. 4 isa sectional view through a portion of theh'casing', lshowing the` coin- ,.'chutes and contiguous parts on an' enlarged scale.- Fig. y5 is' .la'fragmentaryview showing the locking device r i."ortlie drawer on ,an enlarged scale. Fig. 6 is va view in elevation 'of vthe coin-actuated devices for locking. and ,une

. locking the delivery mechanism.` Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6, showing the arrangement of the .devices for locking and unlockingthe drawer. Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the Specification/of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 16, 1904. SerialNo. 237,138.

Patented Jan. 22, 1907.

line 8 '8 of Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrow, showing the actuating device for the delivery mechanism previous to operation; and Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8, showing the relative positions ofv the parts subsequent to operation. Fig. 10 is a sectional view on the line l0 10 of Fig. 3 looking .in the direction of the arrow, the partsbeing shown in their normal locked positions; and Fig. 1l is a view similar to Fig. 10, showing the relative positions of the parts after being unlocked.`

Similar reference-numerals in the several figures indicate similar parts.

A vending-machine whichis particularly adapted for use in vending cigars and similar articles which .embodies my improvements comprises a casing 1, which may be of any desired configuration and dimensions, which ispreferably rendered transparent by the use of the panels. 2, which may be composed of glass or other transparent material, which inclose the sides and top of the casing, a hinged or removable closure 3 being provided, preferably at the'top ofl the casing, for the pur- .pose of permitting access to the interior thereoijv lThe lower portion of the casing is preferably composed of` a box 4, which is adapted to contain a portion of the mechanism ofthe machine and is separated from the .upper portion of the casing by a partition 5,

the latter being provided with an aperture 6,

` within which is fitted a hopper 7, the exterior being preferable in the present instance to rei move the bottom of the box and place the latter over the hopper, with its cover.v or lid 9 opened and supported against the relatively' inclined support 10 of the casing in .the manner shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 for this enables the cigars to be exhibited .in their original form and package to the purchaser and permits ready inspection of the package and its contents by the-revenue officials, as required byy the revenue laws. The hopper 7 Aprefer- ,ably extends only partially into the box or receptacle, and for thepurpose of supporting the box in the proper position the flange 11 `may be employed, which surroundsthehopper and forms an abutment for the lower edges ofI the box.

The bott'om of the hopper 7 is inclined from its ends toward its center, Where itis provided with the elongated aperture 12, beneath which operates a carrier 13, which is mountedon a sleeve 14, revolubly fitted over the shaft 15, the peripheryof the carrier 13 being provided with a series of Jaxially-arranged pockets l'fwhich are so formed as to readily receive a cigar of ordinary vdimensions, rollers or other antifriction devices 17 being preferably fitted in the walls of the pockets to enable the cigars to readily enter and leave the pockets of the carrier with the` slightest friction and pressure, a similar roller 17a being employed on the .adjacent edge ofthe hopper 7, if desirable, to facilitate the passage of the cigar from the carrier. At one side of the carr1er'13 is provided a receptacle for the reception of the articles from the carrier, a slidable drawer 18 being employed in the present instance which is capable of being withdrawn from the casing of the inachine by the purchaser when one or more cigars or other articles have been rdeposited therein by the carrier. At the opposite side 'of the carrier 13 are mounted the agitat-V ing devices, which are preferably employed for arranging the cigars or other articles within the hopper so that they` will properly enter the carrier, and in the present .instance they-embody the curved fingers 19 19, which are'mounted on a'rotatable shaft 2() and are arranged to operate through the eorrespond ing slots 21 2]., formed in the bottom of the hopper, the` carrier 13 being divided into separated sections to enable the extremities of these agitating-ngers to partially enter the pockets thereof as they are carried past the -discharge-aperture of the hopper, andas these fingers are lifted, in a manner that will hereinafter appear., the cigar/which is adjacent thereto will gradually slide over the curved portion thereof until it rests in the. ad-A jacent pocket of thecarrier, the releaseof the fingers causing them to suddenlydrop back,

Y and thereby bring another cigar into operative position to enter the carrier at the next succeeding operation. 4 j Between the separated sections of the care rier` 13 are arranged the arms 22 22, which are each provided with a slot or aperture 23 to receive the sleeve 14 as a support,ab'out which the said arms may move as a fulcrum,

the upper end of each arm being so arranged as to be engaged' vby each cigar in `its correspending pocket of the carrier prior to its discharge therefrom to cause a tilting. motion of thearms, and asthe opposite ends of these "arms are connected to the crank 24,v

which is lived to a rock-shaft 25,an oscillatory motion y,willbe thereby imparted to the latter, which -Will cause the crank 26, which Y is ixed .to 'the opposite endthereof, to be ele' vated. Thiserank 26 is provided with a pin 27, to which is attached a link 28, which forms a connection With the crank 29, the latter being iXed to a rock-'shaft 30, which is provided with the radially-disposed arms 31 'and 32, respectively. Above the arm 31 terminates the lower extremity of' a coin-chute 33, which-discharges into the coin-receptacle 34 of a pivote-d eoin-actuated member 35, the

said receptacle being open at one side and provided with a projection 3G, which will temporarily support a coin of the proper diametcr within the receptacle to cause the member 35 to move into the. position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 10, an aperture being provided in the receptacle to receive the arm 31,theinelined end of which will engage the cofn'and eject it laterally from the receptacle," permitting the member 35 to be restored toits normal position beneath the chute under the action ofitsA Ic'ounterweight 37 The coin-actuated member 38 is similarly provided with a com-receptacle 39, which is arranged to normally occupy `a position be neath its corres ending chute 40, the arm 32 of the shaft wien actuated operating in a manner similar to the arm 31 to discharge the coin from its res ective receptacle, and thereby permitting `t ie `corresponding mem'- ber 33 to be restored to normal position under the action of its-counterweight 41.

The coin-actuated member 38 is provided with an offset projection 33a, which is so ar ranged as to coperate with the adjacent member 35` t'o' simultaneously actuate the latterv when the memberBS is depressed., and to the member 35 is attached a link 42, which j formsA a connection vwith the crank 43, fixed to the rock-shaft 44, and to the latter is fixed a controlling-'arm 45, which is curved and adapted tol normally operate as a rest er guard, which eoperates with a lateral pro-l jeetion `46 of a pawl 47 to retain the latter out ioo otcoperative relation with a ratchet-wheel' pressionof the member 35 wilt-operate through. the connection 42 to rock the shaft 44, thereby depressing the controlling-arm 45 and permitting vthe pawl 47 to coperate with the ratchet 48, Vcausing motion to' be.v transmitted thereto `from the 'operating-- shaft, resetting ofthe member 35 causing the arm 45 to be returned to its normal position to disengage the pawl 47 from'` cooperative relation with itsratchet 4L3-"0fv course through the connection 389, vwhich servesy to actuate the member 35 when the meniberBS is depressed, :the arm 45 will besumlarly ac- 58 from rotation.

tuated, and it will not return to its normal [is fixed to the operating-shaft, disengages position until the member 38 has been reset. I from the pin 68.

To the coin-actuated member 38 is vattached a link 54, which forms a connection with a pivoted detent 55, the free end of which is provided with a projection 56,whioh is arrange-d to engage the peripheral not-ches or recesses 57, which are formed in the disk 58, the latter being revolubly mounted on 1 the operating-shaft 15 and provided with a series of equidistantly-spaced projections 59, which are arranged to cooperate with'a detent 60, which is pivoted to a relatively fixed portion of the machine and is operated under the yielding action of the spring 61, that portion of the detent which cooperates with the projections of the disk 58 being provided, preferably, with oppositely-inclined surfaces for properly positioning the said disk at its different positions of rotation. The disk 58 is also provided with a series of projections 62, which cooperate with a pawl 63, while the latter occupies a predetermined position to positively prevent rotation of the said disk, and as this pawl 63. isfixed to the rock-shaft 64, which is connected by the arm to the pin 27 of the operating-arm 26, the said pawl will be disengaged from the projections of thedisk 58 to permit rotation of the latter each time the arms 22 `are operated by a cigar While being discharged from the carrier,

and unless there is a cigar to be discharged by the carrier the pawl 63 'will lock the disk When the detent 55 has been disengaged from its corresponding notch 57 in the disk 58 and the latter lhas been rotated, the projection of the detent will ride upon the periphery of the disk, and this will retain the members 38 and 35 depressed, and through the link 4.2, which is connected to the latter, the controlling-arm 45 will be depressed, and therebypermitting the pawl 47 to cooperate with the ratchet 48 to actuate the latter.

To the operating-shaft 15 is fixed an arm 66, to one end of which is attached the spiral spring 67, the` opposite end of the said arm being arranged to cooperate with a pin 68, to which the opposite end of the spring 67 is attached and which is fixed toan arm 69, the latter being rotatably mounted on the shaft 15 and provided with a pawl 70, which is arranged to cooperate with the projections 62 of lthe disk 58 to actuate the latter, the spring 67 forming a yielding connection between the operating-shaft 15 and the pawlarm 69 to cause the vdisk to be actuated when the operating-shaft is rotated while the de to remain stationary while the arm 66, which For the purpose of returning the operatingshaft 15 to its normal position after being operated a spring 71 may be employed, one end of which is attached to the shaft, and the other end is attached to a relatively fixed portion of the machine.

To the sleeve 14, which operates the carrier, is fixed a toothed disk or cam 72, with which cooperates a roller or projection 73, which is attached to a pivoted lever 74, the latter being normally held inoperative engagement with the cam by the spring 75, which will operate to resist the rotation of the carrier, and

it is provided at its free end with a link 76,

which serves to connect the said lever with the lever 77 and the crank 78. The lever 77 is pivoted at 79 and provided at its opposite end with a plunger 80, which is arranged to cooperate with the locking device for the drawer, the said device embodying in the present instance a flexible arm 81, which is fixed at one end to the rear portion of the drawer, the free end being provided with a shoulder 82, which is adapted to detachably engage the adjacent portion 83 of the casing to prevent the removal of the drawer, the plunger 80 operating to depress the arm 81, and thereby unlock the shoulder 82 from the corresponding abutment formed by the casing, and for the purpose of preventing the premature relocking of the drawer I prefer to employ the spring 84, which serves to actuate the drawer forwardly immediately after being unlocked.

Assuming that a box or package of cigars the bottom of which has been previously removed is fitted over the hopper 7 in the manner shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, it will be understood that the carrier which controls the delivery of the cigars is inoperative, for until a coin of the proper denomination is inserted in its corresponding chute the controlling-arm 45 will retain the actuating-pawl 47 out of operative engagement with the ratchet 48, through the operation of which the carrier is rotated, even though the operatingshaft 15 may be freely rotated by the crank 85, which is conveniently located exteriorly. of the casing. However, assuming that a coin of the proper denomination has been deposited in the chute 33 it will be obvious that it-will descend the latter and drop into the receptacle 34, which is carried by the movable member' 35, causing the latter to be depressed, and as the link 42 connects this member with the rock-shaft 44, to which thev IOO motion to the ratchet 48, and as the latter is fixed to the sleeve 14, which carries the carrier 13, a corresponding rotary motion will be imparted to the carrier, causing the foremost 5 cigar, which rests in a corresponding pocket of the Carrier, to move toward the drawer 18, and While the cigar is being thus advanced it will engage the adjacent ends ot the arms 22, producing a rocking motion of the latter,

1 o Which will be transmitted, through the crank 24, to the shaft .25, and the rocking motion thus imparted to the latter will be transmitted to the crank 26. As the rock-shaft 30 is operatively connected to the crank 26 through the-crank 29, link 28, and the pin 27,

it will be obvious that the cigar before passing from the carrier Will cause operation of the shaft and its fingers 31 and 32, and as the finger 31-is arranged to enter the coinreceptacle 34 of the member 35 while thelatter is depressed by the coin the coin will be obviously released from the receptacle to permit the Vmember 35 to return to its normal position, and in doing so it will reset the 2 5 controllir'ig-arm 45, thereby preventing the subsequent operation of the shaft 15 from operating the carrier to deliver another cigar unless another coin is inserted. Thus it will be understood that unless there is a cigar in the carrier ready for delivery the arms 22 will not be operated, andconsequentlythe coin will not be ejected from its corresponding coin-receptacle, and vthis will leave the machine unlocked, or, in other words, with the operating-shaft and carrier operatively connected, so that the article-delivering carrier may be operated by the customer` until it has been refilled, when the first cigar delivered by the carrier will operate to eject the coin and relock the machine-.that is, the operating-shaft and carrier will be disconnectedgor otherwise placed in such condition lthat the'delivery-carrier cannot be operated by the customer unless the requisite coinis inserted. y i

While the carrier is operating t deliver a cigar, the cam 72, which is `mounted to rotate therewith, will operate upon the roller or projection 73 to oscillate the arm 74, and as the latter is connected through the link 76 to the lever 77 and the crank 78the locking de#l vice 81 Will be-disengaged from the abutment 83 by the depression of the .plunger 80, thereby unlocking the ldrawer 18 to permit Withdrawal thereof, and thus render the articles delivered by the carrier 13 accessible to the furchaser. Simultaneously Y with `the unocking of the drawer the crank 78, which is also actuated by the cam 72, will oscillate the shaft 20, thereby causing the agitatingiin gers 19, which are carried thereby, to be osc-illated through the slots 21 in the hopper, the successive operation of these fingers voperating upon the cigars in the hopper to cause iness to enter the longitudinal pockets of the carrier. The roller or projection 73 will return tothe relative position shown in Fig. 7 when the delivery of the cigar has been completed by the carrier, and as the drawer 18 is 7L returned within the casing the iiexible arm 8 1 will automatically spring into position to lock the drawer, the plunger at this time being elevated.

Assuming that a coin of relatively hi her 75 value is deposited in the chute 40, it Wil be obvious that it will enter the receptacle 39 of the member 38, causing the latter to be depressed, which in turn will depress the member 35 through the connection 38, the member 35 operating to depress the controllingarm 45 in a manner hereinbefore described to establish an operative connection between the operating-shaft 15 and the carrier 13 through the arm 49 and actuating-pawl 47- 85 and the ratchet 48, and at the same time depression Aof the member 38 will operate through the connection 54 to disengage the detent 55 from the notch of the disk 58, thereby serving to unlock thesaid disk to permit rotation thereof. Rotation of the operating-shaft 15 against the action of the spring 71 will cause the arm 66 to disenga'ge from the pin 68, Which'carries the pawl 70, which is arranged to cooperate with the projections 62 of the disk 58, and under the yielding ac'- tion of the actuating-spring 67.the said arm 69 will be rotated, causing the pawl 70 to rotate the disk 58 until the next succeeding projection'59 coperates with the pawl 60 to momentarily arrest the rotation of the' said disk, the projection 56 of the detent 55 during the rotation of the disk subsequently to being unlocked riding upon the periphery of the disk to retain the members 38 and 35 and their attached parts in their relative depressed or actuated positions. As the crank 26, which is controlled by the arms 22, is actuated during the discharge of each cigar from the carrier it will operate the shaft 30 and the arm 32, fixed thereto, in a manner similar to that described in connection with the operation of the member 35 by the passage of a coin through the corresponding chute 33, the said arm 32 operating to 115 free the coin from "the receptacle 39 of the member 38, although the latter will be retained in its depressed position by the detent 55,' which at this time will rest upon the eriphery of the'disk58.' The lcrank 65 is a so 12o connected to the crank 26, and actuation of the latter will cause a rocking motion of the shat164, which will disengage the pawl 63 from the projections 62 of the disk 58 to permit rotation of the latter under the yielding x25 action ofthe spring 67, the pawl 63 immediately engaging the next succeeding tooth when the cigar has been discharged to arrest IOO llO

- the rotation of the disk 58. The projections 65 them to properly arrange themselves in readj oc and 62 of the disk 58 will be supplied in 13o the va ue ofthe coin inserted the arms 22 Will step by step successively until :the det'ent 55 l reaches the notch 57 of the said disk, when the latter will become locked andthe members and 38 will return to their normal positions, the resetting of these, members causing the controlling-arm tovbereturned to normal position to retain the actuating-paw] 47 out of engagement with the ratchet 48. However, should the supply of cigars become exhausted either prior to or during the successive operations ofthe carriert'o discharge the re `uisite number of articles according tov n ot be operated, even though the carrier may be rotated, and conse uently the pawl 63, 'which is actuated there y, will remain in engagement with the corresponding-projections of the disk 58, thereby lookin the latter from completing its rotation, and t us maintaining the machine in unlocked conditionthrough the depression of the members 35 and 38.

Of course when a coin of comparatively smaller value, which entitles the urchaser to only one article, is inserted in t e proper coin-chute 33 the corresponding member 35 operates .directly -on the controlling-arm 45 to permit the pawll 47 to coperate withthe ratchet 48, which operates the carrier, and the said controlling-arm is immediately restored to normal position'by the member 35, when the coin has been ejected therefrom through the dischar e of the cigar from the carrier, and duringthe single operation of the mechanism in this manner the repeating-disk 58 remainslocked and the spring67 forms a yielding connection between the actuatingarm 69 and the shaft 15, whichpermits the y latter to be actuat'edindependently While theactuating-pawl 70 remains at rest.

A vending-m achine constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly adapted for use in vending cigars and other frangible or breakable articles which must be protected from injury, for it enables them lto be sold directly from the original ac kage inthe v cigars or other articles being vended best manner, and it handles t em insuch a manner that liability of breakage or other injury-is reduced to a'minimum, and the device is capable of discharging the cigarsv in different quantities, depending upon the ,value of the coin which is inserted therein,

by"thvuse of .novel mechanism which enables the devices to be o 4erated one or more times, and, moreover,`s ould the supplyof exhausted either prior to or during the operation thereof by the purchaser the machinel Will remain in unlocked or operative conditien to enable the deficiency to be roperly 'supplied -when the machine is rep enished.

However, that portionlof-,my invention relating tothe devices for handling and delivering the cigars and the parts related thereto arenot claimed in the present application, but are reserved for a'divisional application.

, I claim as my invention- 1 In' a device for vending cigars and similar articles, the combination with a hopper,` of

a carrier` mounted in cooperative relation with the hopper having receptacles for receiving the articles from thehopper, and a device mounted to ycooperate with the article in its corres onding receptacle during the operation o the carrierfor controlling the locking of the carrier.

2. In a device for vending cigars and similar articles, the combination with a hopper, of a carrier mounted in cooperative relation with the hopper having receptacles for receiving the. articles from the hopper, controlling means for locking and unlocking the carrier, and a device mounted to coperate with an article in its corresponding pocket during the operation of the carrier and cooperating With the controlling means for controlling the lookin of the carrier. i y

3. In a evice for vending cigars and similar articles, the combination with a hopper, of a delivery-carrier having pockets therein for receiving the articles from the hopper, operating means capable of being connected and disconnected from the carrier, and a device mounted to cooperate with an article in its-respective pocket during the operation of the carrierfor controlling the delivery operation of the carrier.

4. In a device for vending cigars and similar articles, the combination with a hopper, of a carrier having pockets therein for receiving the articles from the hopper, operating meansfor actuating the carrier, and a device mounted to cooperate with an article in its respective. pocket of the carrierv for controlling operative connection between the latter and the operating means.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination with a receptacle for the' articles to be vended, of a rotatable carrier having pockets therein for receiving the articles from the receptacle, operating means having l devices coperating therewith to control the operation'ofthe carrier, and an arm disposed IOO.l

transversely of the carrier and arranged to cooperate with an article in its respective pocket for controlling the delivery operation of the carrier by the controlling means.

`6. In a vending-machine, the combination With-a ho per or receptacle for the articles to be. vendes, of a delivery device mounted in coperaive relation with thereceptacle lfor discharging the articles therefrom, operating vmeans for actuating the delivery device capable of being connected and `disconnected therefrom, l and repeating mechanism for maintaining the operating means and the` delivery mechanism in operative connection to permitY the latter to be successively operated tp deliver a predetermined number of artic es.

7. In a vending-machine, the combination with a receptacle for the articles to be vend- Ved, and a delivery device cooperatively arranged therewith, of operating means capable of being connected and disconnected from the delivery device for .actuating the latter, and repeating mechanism for maintaining the operating means and the .delivery device in operative connection to permit the latter `to be successively operated a predeter-- mined number of times.

8. In a vending-machine, the combination with a receptacle tor the articles to be vended, anda delivery device coperatively arran edtherewith, of operati means normally isconnected from the dDeIi ling means for establishing an operative .connection between the operating means and the delivery device, and means actuated by -a coinfor operating `the controllin@r means to connectl the operating means and Adeliverydevice, and means controlled by the discharge of articles from the machine for .disconnecting the operating means and the delivery device.

9. In a vending-machine, the combination with a receptacleior the articles to be vended, and a delivery device coperativelyarran .ed therewith, of operating means for the .de iveryA device, and separately-released devices coperating with the operating means and controlled by the articles discharged for causin a different number of operations of the de ivery device.

l1O. In a vending-machine, the combina,- tion with a receptacle for the articles to be vended, and a delivery device cooperatively arranged therewith, of operating. means capable of being .connected and disconnected from the delivery device, a device for connecting the operating means to the delivery .device to cause a single operationoi the latter, and a repeating ldevice capable .of maintaining the connection bet-Ween the operating means and the delivery device to permit a predetermined number of operations .of the latter.

11. In a vending-machine, vthe'comlnationwith a receptacle for the articles to be vended, and a delivery device cooperatively arranged therewith, of operati means arranged to cooperate .with the delivery device.

for actuating it, means for controlling the relation between the delivery device and the operating means, a member operating upon the controlling means to permit actuation of the delivery device, means for resetting said member, and devices controlled bythe ,saidV member for restoring the controlling means very device, control-- to normal' position to render the delivery device inoperative.

12. In a vending-machine, the combination with a receptacle Jfor the articles to be vended, and a delivery device-coperatively arranged therewith, of operatingmeans Jfor the delivery device, a controlling device for connectin and disconnecting the operating means an the delivery device, a member operating upon the controlling means to establish operative connections between the operating means and delivery device, and means controlled by the discharge of an article from.

the latter for resetting the controlling means.

13. In a vending-machine, the combination with a receptacle for the articles to be,

vended, and a delivery device therefor, of operating means for actuating the delivery device, controlling means Jfor connecting and disconnecting the operating means and the deliverydevice, and arepeating device acting upon the .controlling means for maintaining operative connection between the operating means land the delivery device to permit a predetermined number lof successive operations of the latter.

14. In a vending-machine, the combination With a receptacle for the articles to be vended, and a ldelivery deviceltherefor, of operating means normally disconnected from\ the delivery device, a -controlling device for establishing connection between the operat-` ing means and-the carrier, a Amember operating upon the controlling means for'connecting the operating means and the delivery device to permit opera-tion of the latter, a second member also operating upon the controlling device, and a repeating device set into operation by the second member for maintaining an operative connection between theoperating means and the deliverydevice for permittingla predetermined number'of successive operations ofthe latter.

15. yIn a vending-machine, the combination with a receptacle for the articles to be vended, of an operating-shaft carrying an acmating-arm, a normally inoperative carrier mounted in coperativerelation with the receptacle, an actuating device for transmitting motion from said arm to the carrier `to actua-.te the latter, and a .controlling device embodying an arm substantially concentric `with said shaft and normally retaining the actuating devices and the carrier out of coperative relation.

16. VIn a vending-machine,` the. combination `with a receptacle fcr the articles to be vended, .of an .operating-shaft carrying an actuating-arm, a normally inoperative carrier mounted in .co erative relation with the receptacle, a paw .carried by said arm and ar- IOO With the said paWl for disengaging it from the ratchet.

17. In a vending-machine., the combination with a receptacle for the articles to bevended, of an operating-shaft, a carrier mountedin coperative relation with the remeans for controlling theconnection between the latter and the carrier, a rotatable disk, a locking device for normally retaining thel disk inoperative, a paw] controlling therotation cf the diskwhen unlocked, an operative connection between the locking device and the controlling means, and an actuating devlice for the disk connected'to the operatings ia t.

19. In a vending-machine, the combinan, tion with a receptacle for the4 articles to be vended, and a. delivery device cooperatively arranged therewith, of an operating-shaft, devices for connecting and disconnecting the shaft and delivery device, a controlling device for the connect-in devices, a repeatingdisk, a locking device for normally retaining the disk inoperative, and an actuating'device for the said disk embodying a iieXible connection between the latter andthe shaft forperinitting operation of the latter While the disk is locked. Y

20. In a vending-machine, the combination with a receptacle for the articles to be vended, and a rotatable carrier for delivering the articles therefrom, of operating means for actuating the carrier, a repeatingl device operatively connected to the operating means to receive successive operations therefrom, and means controlled by the discharge of an article from the carrier for locking and. unlocking the repeating device at each successive operation Y 21. In a vending-machine, the combina` tion with a suitable article-delivery device, an operating member therefor normally disconnected therefrom, acoin-actuated member, and means controlled by the operation of the coin-actuated member for placing the delivery device and said voperating member in cooperative relation for delivering the articles, of means controlled-by the discharge of the articles for causing the coin-actuatedmeinber to return to normal position, and prevent operation of the-delivery device.

22;. In a. vending-machine,the combina-- tion with a suitab e article-delivery. device, operating means therefor, a coin-actuated memberhaving a coin-receptacle thereon, and means controlled by the coin-actuated member for operatively connectin and disconnecting the delivery device an its operating means, of means'controlled by the discharge of the articles for disengaging the coin from the coin-actuated member.

23. In a vendin -machine, the combination with a suitab e article-delivery device, operatin means therefor, a lever having a receptacIe thereon adapted to hold a coin the weight ofwhich serves 'to actuate the lever,

' and means controlled byv said lever forl coupling and uncoupling the delivery device and ranged to disengage the coin from itsrece tacle on said lever, and means operated on y when anarticle is delivered, for actuating said arm.

24. In a vendin '-machine, the combination with a suitab e article-delivery device,

and a handle for operating said device to deliver the articles, and a shaft supporting said device and handle, of means for operatively connecting and disconnecting said device and handle embodying a ratchet on one of the arts, a pawl connected to the other part a apted to coperate with said ratchet, and a controlling device having a portion concentric with the shaft and arranged to cooperate .with said pawl and thereby control'its relation With the ratchet.

25. In a vendi -machine, the combination with a suitab e article-deliverydevice, and operating means therefor, of step-bystep repeating mechanism for retaining the machine in condition to permit a pre etermined number of successive operations of the delivery device, devices operated by said i "its operating means, of a movable arm ar- IOC IIO

vancing the repeating mechanismone Step` for each article actually delivered.

26. In a vending-machine, the combination with a suitable article-delivering device, operating mea-ns therefor, and 'a coin-actuated member for placing the article-delivery device in condition for operation to vend the articles therefrom, of means operated-by the discharge of the Aarticles for preventin f subsequent discharging operation ofthe de ivery device, 'and serving to retain thevcoin-actuated member in actuated position to permit subsequent delivery operation of the delivery device bythe customer should the delivery device fail tc vend an article therefrom.

ISAAC H. GARSON. Witnesses CLARENCE ABATEMAN, V. F. N. HOWARD. 

